Salt Lake Community College (also called SLCC) is Utah’s largest college with the most diverse student body.[2] It serves more than 60,000 students on 10 campuses as well as through online classes.[3] The college has a student to faculty ratio of 20:1.[4] Since SLCC is a community college, it focuses on providing Associate's degrees that students transfer to any other four-year university in the state to satisfy their first two years of requirements for a Bachelor's degree. SLCC has open enrollment and serves the local community, with approximately 95% of the student body considered Utah residents.

Although the college does not offer four-year degrees directly, school officials work with the state's other institutions of higher learning to create partnerships between different schools and ensure that credits are transferable. Salt Lake Community College has partnered with selected four-year institutions to provide opportunities for students to complete a bachelor degree while remaining on one of SLCC campuses. General education credits may be transferred to any four-year school in Utah including the University of Utah, Utah State University, Utah Valley University as well as private schools such as Brigham Young University and Westminster College.

Located at 4600 South Redwood Road in Taylorsville, the Taylorsville Redwood Campus is the primary campus and harbors the school's student center and main offices. Serving over 15,000 students a year, the campus is spread across two city blocks and is home to twelve academic buildings. Taylorsville Redwood contains a library (approx 90,000 volumes), athletic facilities, an amphitheater, and a student union.

Located at 1575 South State Street in Salt Lake City, the South City Campus occupies the former home of South High School. The campus houses classrooms, labs, and the Grand Theatre, home of the Grand Theatre Foundation and Community Institute.

South City Campus added the Center for Arts and Media (CAM) Building in 2013, thanks to a grant from the State of Utah as well as many community partners including the George S. & Delores Doré Eccles Foundation and Adobe. This newest addition provides classroom and cutting-edge work space for 17 programs in the School of Arts and Communication, serving approximately 9,000 students. With the addition of this building, SLCC provides the industry-standard tools for students need to help them build professional portfolios and gain valuable industry experience so they can be successful after they graduate.

Located at 3491 West 9000 South in West Jordan, the Jordan Campus is SLCC's third full-service campus. It houses a library, food court, financial aid, a dental clinic for the dental hygienist program, academic advising offices, and Cate Field (where the SLCC baseball team plays its home games).

College plans call for the Jordan Campus to become the largest and main campus by 2020. The nursing program opened at the campus by 2007 in a new five-story Health Science building. A UTA TRAX station will eventually be constructed across the street for the college. Other non-college buildings on the campus include the Jordan School District applied technology center, Itineris Charter School built by Bill Gates, and an LDSInstitute of Religion.

The Miller Campus was donated to Salt Lake Community College by the late Larry H. Miller, owner of the Utah Jazz and the Salt Lake Bees. The Miller Campus opened its doors in 2001. The Miller Campus is home to SLCC’s Culinary Institute, and numerous Continuing Education programs such as legal secretary, digital media technology, real estate appraisal and public safety/criminal justice. The Miller Business Resource Center offers four corporate training programs and The Miller Business Innovation Center helps startup companies with operational and educational services. Training facilities for the Utah Department of Public Safety (DPS) on the campus include: Highway Patrol training, DPS development education center, the Utah POST (Peace Officer Standards and Training) academy and the Department of Corrections training academy.

The Meadowbrook Campus is home to general education courses, and many of the college’s vocational and School of Applied Technology programs including: Diesel Systems Technology, Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC), Professional Truck Driving, Professional Pilot, and Non-Destructive Testing.

In September 2014, The Utah Board of Regents named Deneece Huftalin as new president of Salt Lake Community College.[6] She served previously as Vice-President of Student Services and has more than 20 years experience working for the college. She replaced President Cynthia Bioteau, who left to become the president of Florida State College at Jacksonville.[7]

The Thayne Center is a non-profit organization established in 1994 (originally named the Emma Lou Thayne Community Service Center) to coordinate a variety of service-related programs for Salt Lake Community College. Most of the money the organization obtains comes directly from the college, and 75% of all donations go back into the Thayne Center's cause.

SLCC offers more than 200 degree and certificate programs in academic, technical, and vocational fields.[8] It is accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, and many credits are transferable to all of the state's four-year colleges. More SLCC graduates attend the University of Utah than graduates of any other institution of high learning.

The Bruins have competed in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) since 1985. Currently, the school fields men's teams in baseball and basketball and women's teams in basketball, softball, and volleyball. Also, the school hosts club teams for men's and women's soccer. Dating back to 1985, the Bruins boast 54 NJCAA All-American athletes. Additionally, SLCC has produced 513 Academic All-Region honorees and 192 Academic All-Americans.[9]

Led by veteran coach Norm Parrish, the men's basketball program advanced to the NJCAA championship game in 2008, narrowly losing to South Plains College. The following season, the Bruins returned to the title game, this time defeating Midland College to claim the first national championship in school history.[10]

Salt Lake Community College's mascot is a Bruin Bear named Brutus. He is seen at most local parades in the summer and performs at the Women's Volleyball and Men's Basketball games. Brutus has his own Facebook page[11] that he updates with photos, post and videos.